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Tiptop Audio Buchla 285t Frequency Shifter and Balanced Modulator Eurorack Module

18HP Eurorack Frequency Shifter Module with Frequency Modulation, Ring Modulation, Amplitude Modulation, and Sum/Difference Outputs
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Tiptop Audio Buchla 285t Frequency Shifter and Balanced Modulator Eurorack Module
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Transform Timbres and Sculpt Sonics with Bombastic Buchla Style

As Tiptop Audio continues its aural odyssey of preserving and transforming the hallmark engineering prowess of Don Buchla’s namesake synthesizer modules, the 285t brings a constellation of blistering sonic-contouring tools to your Eurorack array. Like its predecessor, the Tiptop Audio Buchla 285t is a menagerie of modulation madness, offering variable degrees of ring, frequency, and amplitude styles of modulation. Plus, its dyad of modulation sub-modules operates independently, with dedicated audio and CV I/O for each, functionally giving you the sum of performance possibilities you’d get with two modules, all in one instrument. Suffice it to say: Sweetwater’s synthesists commend Tiptop Audio on capturing the electric magic of Don Buchla’s imaginative engineering while transposing it for the world of Eurorack to experience. For a constellation of timbral sculpting and summitting heretofore unknown peaks of daring synthesis exploration, the Tiptop Audio Buchla 285t Frequency Shifter module is your key. Discover what awaits at the fringes of Eurorack possibility!

Note: This module is not compatible with Buchla system voltages. CV signals require a distinct connectivity configurations. Please contact your Sweetwater Sales Engineer with any questions or concerns regarding compatibility or use in your Eurorack case.

Tiptop Audio Buchla 285t Features:

  • Comprehensive multimode modulation module that masterfully captures the magic of the original Buchla 285
  • Dyadic architecture offers a straightforward interface for multitudes of complex, diverse sonic possibilities
  • Top and bottom sub-sections operated independently, ensuring vast interoperative possibilities to explore
  • Onboard frequency, ring, and amplitude modulation offer immense sonic sculpting potential

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Tech Specs

  • Type: Frequency Shifter Module
  • Analog/Digital: Analog
  • Controls: 2 x Control Knobs, 1 x Reference Knob, 1 x F.M. Knob
  • Other Controllers: 1 x Amplitude Knob
  • Analog Inputs: 2 x 1/8" (signal), 2 x 1/8" (control), 2 x 1/8" (ref), 1 x 1/8" (mod)
  • Analog Outputs: 2 x 1/8" (ring), 2 x 1/8" (variable), 2 x 1/8" (difference), 2 x 1/8" (sum)
  • Depth: 1.77" (45mm)
  • HP Size: 18HP
  • Power Usage: +12V/50mA, -12V/44mA
  • Power Supply: Requires Eurorack Case and Power Supply
  • Manufacturer Part Number: 285t

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Yes...it can be used in Buchla systems
This module will work with Buchla modules if used with the the voltage processor module. Also..you will need a banana to 35mm converter box to adapt the two different types of cords. I have owned Buchla 200 series modules for over two decades, and have been using the TipTop/Buchla stuff with great results. ALL the TipTop Buchla modules stack up VERY well against the 'classic' Buchla modules.
Music background: I've been in various bands for over 40 years